When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 282

Standing outside the city hall, I felt a sense of liberation like never before

Christine had wanted to stay with me, but I insisted she go on ahead.

After all, I had embarked on this journey alone, it was only fitting I face its conclusion solo as well.

Watching the traffic flow by, observing couples either entering gleefully to tie the knot or exiting with faces devoid of emation, signaling their union’s end, it was easy to tell apart those getting married fmm those getting divorced

The breakdown of a relationship is seldom graceful.

I

Thankfully, Bryant and I didn’t have that problem. He was as indifferent to me as I had mistakenly been in love with him for eight years. What I hadn’t expected was for Bryant not to show up alone. He stepped out from a shiny black Mercedes, followed by Dorothy

He acted as cold and distant as always, like nothing was wrong, just throwing it out there. “Let’s go in,” with the nonchalance of someone about to grab a burger rather than finalize a divorce,

His habitual indifference was on full display.

I murmured, lowering my

smile that didn’t reach his eyes, his voice dropping a degree colder “What,

me! It’s just… I

into the car “Fine then, I’ll wait here for

paperwork went smoother than I

certificates made

lighter.

want to linger, extending my hand

my copy. “Hand

flipped one open, his thumb lightly grazing over my photo, his

“I’m fine.”

of concem? I snatched the divorce certificate from his hand, “From now on, I’ll be even better” I spoke deliberately, as

features softened slightly, his voice slow as

person who helped

you were in love with

smile playing on his

found out telling you would’ve only made you leave

it sound like you

towards the black Mercedes